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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sakurai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Holy Orders . The crowd seem to be enjoying Chandler's choice of entrance music: I'm Not Afraid. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hayato Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakob Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler tries for a takedown but Sakurai circles away easily
and Sakurai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakurai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chandler swinging wildly here.
Sakurai throws a sloppy head kick
and Chandler counters with a one-two to the body.
Sakurai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sakurai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chandler.
Chandler misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakurai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakurai throws a head kick but Chandler moves out of range.
Sakurai stuns Chandler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chandler misses with a takedown
and Sakurai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayato Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Chandler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayato Sakurai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakurai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Sakurai throws a head kick that misses.
Sakurai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chandler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sakurai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakurai lands a brutal head kick. Chandler looks out on his feet and Sakurai throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Hayato Sakurai!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pep Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heart Vacnacy- the wanted. Hardy has chosen Lighters- Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9 as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pep Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a takedown
and Hernandez counters with a crisp one two that drops Hardy! Hernandez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hardy to his feet! Hardy is in big trouble!
Hardy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernandez finish him?
Hernandez connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Jeremy Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy fails with the takedown
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hardy looks gassed!
Hernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Hernandez shuts the power down on Hardy. Lights out, game over! Hernandez is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pep Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Alberto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jose Alberto Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Alberto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alberto Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alberto Jr clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alberto Jr throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia tries to clinch but Alberto Jr moves away
and Alberto Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alberto Jr is out of range and Garcia settles back down.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alberto Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia with a poor takedown
enabling Alberto Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia closes the distance but Alberto Jr moves to the side
and Alberto Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Alberto Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Alberto Jr cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alberto Jr checks a leg kick.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alberto Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Alberto Jr.
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Alberto Jr counters with a crisp right that sends Garcia to the canvas! Alberto Jr follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Alberto Jr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Damn!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Damn.
Overeem shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Damn.
Overeem shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Damn sprawls well. Van Damn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Overeem gets slowly back to his feet.
Overeem closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Overeem lands in his opponent's guard.
Overeem postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Overeem thows a big elbow that misses.
Overeem loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Overeem prevents Van Damn from getting back to his feet.
Overeem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Damn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Overeem. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Overeem thows a big elbow that misses.
Overeem throwing strikes but missing.
Van Damn is looking to stand up but Overeem isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throwing strikes from guard but Van Damn blocks nicely.
Van Damn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Overeem stops Van Damn from standing up.
Overeem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Damn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Overeem postures up in Van Damn's guard and throws a big left but Van Damn blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Overeem throws a strike but Van Damn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Overeem wants to stand up but Van Damn is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alistair Overeem.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Overeem is defended easily by Van Damn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overeem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overeem takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn lands with a kick to the temple. Overeem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Van Damn.
Van Damn throws a head kick but Overeem moves out of range.
Van Damn tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Damn misses with a head kick.
Van Damn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Damn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Damn misses with a head kick.
Overeem tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Damn swivels and escapes.
Van Damn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Damn!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jean Claude Van Damn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Van Damn.
Overeem has his takedown stuffed
and Van Damn counters with a good low kick that Overeem was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Damn.
Van Damn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Damn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Van Damn.
Van Damn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damn throws a head kick that half lands.
Overeem fails to land the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Damn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damn tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Damn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Damn throws a head kick that Overeem semi-blocks.
Van Damn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Van Damn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Overeem's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Overeem fails to land the takedown.
Overeem takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Damn.
Van Damn misses with a head kick.
Van Damn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damn throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damn looks to land a combination. Overeem sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Overeem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Damn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Overeem will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overeem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Damn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Damn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Overeem's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Damn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Damn misses with a head kick.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Van Damn.
Overeem dives in and grabs Van Damn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Damn pushes down on Overeem's head and hops out.
Overeem with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Damn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Damn is looking to slow Overeem down with leg kicks.
Van Damn scores with a push kick.
A head kick misses from Van Damn.
Van Damn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Van Damn.
Overeem avoids the head kick by Van Damn.
Van Damn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Damn misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn throws a nice head kick!
Overeem shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Damn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Overeem's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Damn throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Damn pinned against the cage. Van Damn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Overeem with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Damn counters with a good low kick that Overeem was not able to check.
Van Damn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Damn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Van Damn. No joy for Overeem on that attempt.
Overeem takes a kick to the side of the head.
Overeem fails with a takedown attempt.
Overeem fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Overeem fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn throws a sloppy head kick and Overeem moves out of range easily.
Van Damn connects with a single shot there.
Van Damn throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damn misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Overeem or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Damn which made him look bad.
Van Damn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Damn.
Van Damn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Van Damn.
Overeem misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Damn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Overeem is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Overeem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Overeem changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Damn tries to avoid it but Overeem manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Damn to the ground. Van Damn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Van Damn.
Overeem will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Damn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem has a takedown stuffed.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Van Damn.
Overeem shoots in but no luck this time.
Overeem shoots in but Van Damn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Damn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Overeem avoids the head kick by Van Damn.
Overeem fails with the takedown.
Van Damn throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Van Damn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alistair Overeem's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Overeem shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Damn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Damn throws a head kick that Overeem semi-blocks.
Sloppy strikes from Van Damn. Those never looked like landing.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Damn throws a head kick that Overeem semi-blocks.
Van Damn scores with a head kick. Overeem tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches up with Van Damn, looking for a takedown. Overeem pushes Van Damn against the ropes but Van Damn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Overeem on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Overeem dives in and grabs Van Damn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Damn pushes down on Overeem's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overeem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overeem avoids the head kick by Van Damn.
Van Damn throws a combination. Overeem tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Overeem scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Overeem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overeem throwing shots but Van Damn is blocking nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Damn's head.
Overeem throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Damn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Overeem thows a huge punch but Van Damn dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Overeem.
Overeem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Overeem looks to land a strike but Van Damn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Van Damn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Overeem throws a strike but Van Damn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Damn wants to get up but he can't break Overeem's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Overeem will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alistair Overeem just wasn't active enough.
Van Damn connects with a right hand. Overeem shakes it off.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Van Damn.
Nice sprawl there from Van Damn as Overeem shoots in.
Van Damn lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Damn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Damn.
Overeem is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Overeem's head.
Van Damn scores with a head kick. Overeem tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Damn lands with a nice body kick.
Overeem has a takedown stuffed.
Van Damn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Overeem doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Overeem.
Van Damn throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damn misses with a double jab.
Van Damn scores with a head kick. Overeem tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Overeem shoots in but Van Damn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Overeem fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Van Damn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Damn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Jean Claude Van Damn!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Jean Claude Van Damn!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Jean Claude Van Damn!
Jean Claude Van Damn wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Im a Champion. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyson connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Stefan Roosmalen has been cut.
Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson misses the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roosmalen. Tyson shrugs it off though.
Roosmalen is looking to slow Tyson down with leg kicks.
Tyson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tyson misses with a left hand
and Roosmalen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tyson sends Roosmalen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tyson is motioning to the referee to let Roosmalen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Roosmalen is rocked!
Tyson connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Roosmalen to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Tyson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Tyson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red star of Phu Paan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Pandora there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans misses with a right hand
and Pandora counters with a low kick, right behind Evans 's knee.
Nice takedown defense from Pandora. No joy for Evans on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pandora.
Pandora misses with a kick to the body.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Pandora sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pandora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pandora keeps Evans at a distance using the push kick.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Pandora throws a leg kick which misses Evans's front leg but catches the back leg as Evans tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evans takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick lands from Pandora that sends Evans to the canvas. Evans tries to scramble back to his feet but Pandora brings him back down into side control.
Evans is rocked!
It looks like Rashad Evans has been cut.
Pandora in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Evans is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arthur Pandora!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidehiko Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frederik Kraus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hidehiko Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yoshida's guard.
Kraus drops back looking for a leg! Yoshida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yoshida manages to kick Kraus off! Kraus jumps back into Yoshida's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kraus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kraus with a nice head shot there.
Yoshida wants to stand up but Kraus is controlling him.
Kraus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kraus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kraus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kraus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kraus postures up in Yoshida's guard and throws a big left but Yoshida blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kraus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kraus with a nice head shot there.
Yoshida can't keep his opponent in guard - Kraus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kraus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yoshida has hold of Kraus's hands but Kraus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kraus thows a huge punch but Yoshida dodges it nicely.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshida defending well though.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshida defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshida defending well though.
Kraus wants to work for an arm triangle but Yoshida is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kraus trying to control from half guard but Yoshida is working away.
Yoshida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kraus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kraus lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yoshida on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yoshida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshida defending well though.
Yoshida looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus seems to be working for a kimura but Yoshida defends the submission attempt.
Kraus wants to control but Yoshida is keeping him busy.
Yoshida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kraus.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshida defending well though.
Kraus is trying to work for a kimura but Yoshida is defending well.
Kraus moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yoshida some visible discomfort.
Kraus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yoshida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kraus tries to score with some ground and pound. Yoshida controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kraus decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Yoshida stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kraus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshida tries to avoid it but Kraus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshida to the ground. Yoshida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yoshida instigates a clinch.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Kraus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederik Kraus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yoshida looks to clinch
and Kraus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kraus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yoshida!
BOOM! Kraus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kraus dominating with strikes here.
Kraus cracks Yoshida with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kraus working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kraus working Yoshida over with strikes here.
Yoshida is rocked!
Kraus controlling the position easily from mount.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Yoshida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yoshida is still in real trouble! Can Kraus finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Yoshida covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederik Kraus!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rammstein - Ich Tu Dir Weh. Heinrich Hartmann is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heinrich Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann tries to clinch up but Stephens circles away and keeps his distance.
Stephens looks to land a left hand but Hartmann moved out of range nicely.
Hartmann closes the distance and clinches.
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jeremy Stephens has been cut.
Hartmann slows down the pace here.
Hartmann is working Stephens over against the ropes.
Hartmann slowing the pace effectively.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow.
Stephens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stephens tries to break free but Hartmann pushes him back against the ropes.
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Stephens avoids the damage to the body.
Stephens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stephens is trying to break free.
Hartmann blocking some punches.
Hartmann prevents Stephens from breaking the clinch.
Stephens managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Stephens takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartmann prevents Stephens from breaking the clinch.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stephens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hartmann lands a good knee to the midsection. Stephens won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Hartmann.
Jeremy Stephens's cut is getting worse.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann keeps control of Stephens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stephens avoids it.
Stephens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hartmann lands an elbow that stopped Stephens in his tracks for a moment.
Jeremy Stephens's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hartmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hartmann holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Stephens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stephens misses with the head strike.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside that Stephens shrugs off.
Hartmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hartmann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hartmann lands an elbow that stopped Stephens in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
Jeez, Jeremy Stephens's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeremy Stephens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Heinrich Hartmann!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Sandstorm. Douglas has chosen Rocky's Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a one two! Douglas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva thows a body kick. Douglas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Douglas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Douglas takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Douglas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva works Douglas's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Douglas back to the ropes. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick as Douglas jumps back.
Silva clobbers Douglas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Thor Silva has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva lands with a straight right. Douglas didn't see that one coming.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Douglas thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Douglas counters with a thumping low kick.
Douglas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Douglas.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas counters with a nice leg kick.
Douglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Douglas throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Douglas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Douglas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas avoids a kick to the body.
Douglas throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Douglas throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Douglas on the side of the head.
Silva thows a leg kick but Douglas checks it
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Douglas throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Douglas throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva connects with a jab.
Douglas throws a leg kick
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Douglas.
Silva lands a jab to Douglas's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva digs a good hook to Douglas's body.
Douglas throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Douglas looks gassed!
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Douglas backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Brian Douglas has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Douglas swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva checks a low kick from Douglas.
Douglas fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Douglas is rocked!
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Douglas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva thows a leg kick but Douglas checks it
and Douglas counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Douglas to acknowledge the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva lands with a nice combination. Douglas backs away looking to recover.
Douglas is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
A low kick from Douglas is predictable there
and Silva counters with a crisp right that sends Douglas to the canvas! Silva follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Silva!
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